This thread was a good idea since we definitely can't be split so that you know who manages to slip in. We CAN'T LET HER WIN. I say we go with Brad. Carrie loves him, he's so good to her, she's even apart of his tour. I love Jason but I think Carrie fans should vote for Brad. I bet she is too.

Hm - While I wouldn't give Taylor a vocal or songwriting award, from what I've heard she is a good entertainer! However, Carrie is the only woman so far to have won that award twice (and consecutively), and I'd like her to keep that distinction a while longer...

Blake Shelton is on his home ground, and, I think, will have a strong lobby for the industry vote. Kenny Chesney is the one who, I think, has reached out most to the Alternative wing (mainly through his support for Grace and the Nocturnals, and his backing of a Matraca Berg song), so I'd like him to get it. But the Swift fan base are also swift at button clicking, and I doubt if any of the male contenders will have a level playing field in a fan vote.

So if we have narrowed it down to those two, I would prefer it to be Brad.

I really think Jason has done enough to deserve it. But based on what we saw at the Grammys, he seems to be an acceptable has-run but does not have that indefinable something that causes people to vote.
So with that, if we are playing strictly by numbers, we should probably go for Brad.
But just based on the names on the ballet, it would seem that almost no matter what way we go, people will be voting for different men for different reasons, but all those in favor of Taylor/A Woman/A pop star/crossover success/concert success/media attention/RAP/.... will be voting TS.
There is no way to beat that freight train.
Whats funny (or not so) is that TS has never been more removed from Country Music than she is right now and yet she will win their top honor again. And for what? singles like Sparks Fly????
Augh!

Of course I wish Carrie's record could stay a record but it seems inevitable that Taylor will tie. Next year the two of them will probably be up against each other head on for EOTY (and practically every other fan-voted album/song/video award given there's only a few months between the album releases) so I would save my energy till then.

Tough choice i am going to have to vote for Jason i like both though but Jason is more deserving has worked his tail off.Not much of a fan when this turns into a popularity contest always believed this award should be industry voted.And do know they changed the criteria mainly because fans were tired of seeing Kenny win it.But now it's really not about who has worked the hardest but who has the largest fanbase.

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